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branch of a sacred tree (esp. sakaki) with paper or cotton strips attached (used as an offering); sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica)

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Mangetsu

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the flourishing mid-Shōwa period (1960s and early 1970s) of peace, rapid economic growth, and life of ease

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21st day after death; 21st day after birth

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(style of) folk song

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to hurry; to hasten

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entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre); music hall; vaudeville theater manager; music hall proprietor

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Matsuda

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to offer incense (for a departed person); to light an incense stick

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woman's handwriting; hiragana

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finally; in the end; on top of all that

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to be lost in lust for riches; to throw all caution and conscience away in pursuit of riches

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(before a) Buddhist altar; before the Buddha; offering placed on a Buddhist altar; incense money; condolatory offering

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ember; brand; stub (of used candle, match etc.)

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sharing a meal

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to feel compassion towards; to be swayed by emotion; to be moved by

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unkindness; inhumanity; heartlessness

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really?

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starvation; famine; hunger

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the cauldron of Hell (in which sinners are boiled)

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prison sentence (without a stay of execution)

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grandpa; grampa; grandfather

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to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up

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encouragement; urging; spurring on

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Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo

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(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha

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box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building

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middle-school student

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one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha

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male (animal, plant)

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abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary

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meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other

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topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story

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in the meantime; meanwhile

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prison officer; corrections officer; penal officer; prison guard; jailor; warder

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unrefined (character, manners); mean; vulgar; bad taste; lacking style

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remaining an idle spectator; looking on unconcernedly (doing nothing)

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to visit frequently

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Namu Amida Butsu; Hail Amitabha Buddha; Homage to Amida Buddha; prayer for rebirth in Sukhavati, the Pure Land of Amitabha

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love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting

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please stop

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isn't it?; it really is

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about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip

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(hotel) reception

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exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously

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a Buddha; deceased person

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dress; clothes; drapery

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celebration; celebratory event; congratulatory gift; tip; gratuity

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showy; ostentatious

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cone; pyramid

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